11.2.49
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 11 / 11.2.49
नाना वा कर्तृभेदात्
nānā vā kartṛbhedāt
The line
Not, not or, because of a compound: an agent, and a difference.
Where it sits
In Mīmāṃsā (मीमांसा) Sūtra (सूत्र), adhyāya (अध्याय) 11. One performance serving many purposes, and when the acts stay separate. The line is short. eka-agni-tvāt (एक-अग्नि-त्वात्) from 11.2.48 is still in force. A sūtra (सूत्र) leaves a word out when the line before still holds it. That carrying is anuvṛtti (अनुवृत्ति).
Split: nā (ना) + nā (ना) + vā (वा) + kartṛ-bhedāt (कर्तृ-भेदात्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| nā (ना) | indeclinable | not |
| nā (ना) | indeclinable | not |
| vā (वा) | indeclinable | or |
| kartṛ-bhedāt (कर्तृ-भेदात्) | ablative singular | a compound: an agent, and a difference. Read it from the end |
The phrases
nā (ना) is not. It stands as indeclinable. nā (ना) is not. It stands as indeclinable. The line joins them as nānā (नाना).
vā (वा) is or. It stands as indeclinable. kartṛ-bhedāt (कर्तृ-भेदात्) is a compound: an agent, and a difference. Read it from the end. It stands as ablative singular.
Sanskrit in this line
kartṛ-bhedāt (कर्तृ-भेदात्) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case. The line joins them as nānā (नाना).
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss kartṛ-bhedāt (कर्तृ-भेदात्).